October 27, 2026
How to Prove When You Wrote Down an Idea Before You Share It
Turn notebook pages into one PDF, stamp it with a date nobody can backdate, and send it. Five steps in one browser tab, and the proof still matches later.
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Thoughts on tools, files, and getting things done.
October 26, 2026
iLovePDF vs Sejda vs MyTools: Which PDF Splitter Fits Your File?
iLovePDF vs Sejda vs MyTools for splitting a PDF: free limits, split modes, privacy and what happens to bookmarks. Find the splitter that suits your file.
Read more →October 24, 2026
The Draft Budget That Wasn't Supposed to Leave the Board
Three draft PDFs, five board members, one leak last spring. How a condo board secretary added a watermark to a PDF online for free before the packet went out.
Read more →October 23, 2026
Asking an AI Assistant to Blur Faces in a Photo
An AI assistant can open the MyTools image blurrer with your photo already loaded, blur the whole picture on its own, and save the result once you have marked the faces. Here is what it checks first, and why the faces stay your call.
Read more →October 22, 2026
How to Extract Pages from a PDF (Keep Only What You Need)
Extract pages from a PDF by clicking thumbnails or typing a range like 2-4, 7. Get one file, one per page, or a new page order. Your PDF stays on your device.
Read more →October 21, 2026
CBZ vs CBR vs PDF: Which Format Should Your Comics Be In?
CBZ, CBR and PDF can all hold the same comic, but they behave very differently in a reader. What each format really is, and which one to keep your library in.
Read more →October 20, 2026
How MyTools Helps You as a Private Piano Teacher
Fourteen side tasks that fill a private piano teacher's week, from festival entry forms to slowed practice tracks, each solved by a free in-browser tool.
Read more →October 19, 2026
How to Email a Sideways Phone Video That's Too Big to Attach
Your phone video plays sideways and is far too big for email. Three steps in one browser tab turn it into a short, upright clip that fits under the cap.
Read more →October 18, 2026
QR Code Generator vs QRCode Monkey vs MyTools: Will Your Code Expire?
QR Code Generator vs QRCode Monkey vs MyTools: which free QR code generator makes codes that keep working after you print them, and which one fits your job.
Read more →October 17, 2026
Eight Pages of Glove Prices and a Noon Order Cutoff
A 38-page supplier catalog, eight pages that mattered, a noon cutoff. How Joanne used a free tool to convert PDF to Excel online and check every new price.
Read more →October 16, 2026
Getting an AI Assistant to Trim an Audio File
An AI assistant can open the MyTools audio trimmer with your recording loaded, read its exact length, keep the stretch you asked for and save it without re-encoding. Here is what it checks first, and the part only your ears can do.
Read more →October 15, 2026
How to Make a Photo Black and White (Batch, Free)
Make a photo black and white without losing detail, or convert 30 at once. See every result before you save, keep the size and format, and upload nothing.
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